Improvement in carriage-seats



" A. J. RITTER.

Carriage-Seat.

Patented Aug 25. 1863.

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UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICEO ANDREW J. RITTER, RAIIWAY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN A.CARRIAGE-SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 39,677, dated August25, 1863; antedated June 12, 1862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. RITTER, of Rahway, in the countyr ofUnion, in the State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Modeof Producing an Extra Seat for Vehicles; and I do hereby declare thatthe following' is a full and exact description thereot', reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

The nature ot' my invention consists in converting the front part ot'theseat-rail or handle into a movable brace and attaching the movablepart of the handle to the tall or seat board in such a manner as toproduce an extra seat to vehicles in a moments time.

` To enable others skilled in the art ot' attaching seats to vehicles tomake and use my iniproved arrangement for seats, I will describe it inthe following` specication and drawings annexed thereto, which form apart of the same, reference being had to the letters and iigures markedthereon.

The same letters ret'er to the same parts in all of the drawings.

Instead of making the rail A in one single piece from the back oi' theseat to the front 0n the rocker H, as is shown on the back seat, E, atA, Fig. l, I make it in two pieces, a A, jointing them at the post B, asshown at F, Figs. 1, 2, and 3. I then take the fall or seat board O andplace it in a perpendicular position in front of the seat D, and then,instead ot' fastening the end of the movable rail a to the rocker H,asis ordinarily done, I fasten it to the end of the fall or seat boardC, as shown at Fig. 2, the rail a A still keeping its originalappearance.

On the back of the fall or seat board C are the folding and supportinglegs I I, which are attached to the under side of the fall or seat boardC, to keep the seat up when in its horizontal position, the front beingtrimmed to represent a fall when perpendicular and a cushion whenhorizontal. Now, when an extra seat'is required, it is only necessary toraise the board C to its horizontal position and drop the legs to theirproper place. By thisl opera-tion the movable part of the seat-rail isconverted into a firm brace, and the fall-board into a substantial seat,as is shown at Fig. 3. When the seat is to be dispensed with, fold upthe legs I I. Let it drop to its proper place iu front of seat D by itsown gravity,.where it is always ready for use, as shown at Figs. l and2.

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. Dividing and jointing the seat-railAand converting the front part ofthe seat-rail A into a movable brace, for the purpose of s up-` portingand workin g the seat-board. C, as hereinbefore set forth.

2. The combination of the movable front rail A with the i'all or seatboard G, and the supporting-legs I I, attached to the under side of thefall or seat board C, as and for the purpose herein set forth anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I do hereby subscribe my name this the 29th day ofMarch, 1861.

GILBERT G. RITTER, IsAAo S. MILLER.

